{"id":2914,"date":"2014-12-25T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T13:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2014-12-25T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T13:34:44","slug":"fosters-freeze-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"California Wide – Fosters Freeze Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Foster’s Freeze<\/a>, started in Inglewood, California\u00a0 by George Foster in 1946, and claims to be California’s oldest fast food chain.\u00a0\u00a0 They now have nearly 100 locations, as well as a marketing agreement with El Pollo Loco<\/a>, which sells their ice cream (soft serve) products.<\/p>\n

The full name is Foster’s Old Fashion Freeze, and the full-line cafes come in a variety of shapes and sizes with full menus that include burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, and rings.<\/p>\n

I was rolling through Lucerne, California, (“America’s Switzerland” – but don’t tell the folks of New Glarus, Wisconsin<\/a>, or my pal Alicia Spradlin that!), the other day,\u00a0 Northern California’s beautiful lake country, and spotted a roadside Fosters at high noon. \u00a0I am en route to Porkland, OR, but it was still a long hike.<\/p>\n

Being as it was also time to download the morning’s coffee, it seemed like an excellent opportunity to revisit this California icon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I say icon, because in one tale, the a Foster Freeze \u00a0was where the “t-bird” girl was parked, who was \u00a0later memorialized in the Beach Boy’s song “Fun, Fun, Fun<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The standard burger at Fosters is called “The Original”, about a 1\/4 \u00a0pound and comes dressed with lettuce, tomato, and gobs for Fosters secret sauce, on both the top and bottom of the bun.\u00a0\u00a0 The special sauce, as at most places, is a variation of thousand island.\u00a0\u00a0 This particular Fosters was very generous with the sauce.<\/p>\n

As you can see from the pic of the entire sandwich, the bun was beginning to show its age, but overall, this is a good burger, and I like the fact that with the combo, they give you a choice of fries, waffle, or rings at the same price.<\/p>\n

Ambience is one thing that makes for a pleasant burger experience, of course, and sitting in the sun, next to California’s largest natural lake<\/a> (entirely within California), made for a pleasant Foster’s burger stop!<\/p>\n